Happy 80s Birthdays
1945 - Kevin Godley (English Singer and Drummer) 10cc
Birthplace: Prestwich, Lancashire, England
1949 - Dave Hope (Bassist) Kansas
Birthplace: Topeka, Kansas
1951 - John Mellencamp (Singer) “Jack & Diane”, “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A”
Birthplace: Seymour, Indiana
1953 - Tico Torres (Drummer) Bon Jovi
Birthplace: New York City
1955 - Yo -Yo Ma (Cellist)
Birthplace: Paris, France
1956 - Brian Sutter (Hockey)
Birthplace: Viking Alberta, Canada
Fun Fact!
Yo-Yo-Ma Studied at Julliard School and Received His Bachelor’s Degree from Harvard
Juilliard Was Founded by Frank Damrosch as the Institute of Musical Art in 1905
Mascot: Penguin
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Other Notable Birthdays
Cotton Fitzsimmons (Basketball Coach)
October 7, 1931 - July 24, 2004
Birthplace: Hannibal, Missouri
Passed Away at Age 72 From Lung Cancer
* Also Suffered 3 Brain Strokes
2x NBA Coach of the Year
1979 (Kansas City Royals)
1989 (Phoenix Suns)
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Christy Mathewson (Baseball)
August 12, 1880 - October 7, 1925
Birthplace: Factoryville, Pennsylvania
Passed Away at Age 45 From Tuberculosis
MLB Seasons: 17
Position: Pitcher
Career Wins: 373
Losses: 188
ERA: 2.13
Elected to the First Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1936 With Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson and Honus Wagner
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1983 - Never Cry Wolf (Limited Theaters)
Director: Carroll Ballard
Starring: Charles Martin Smith and Brian Dennehy
Budget: $11 Million
Box Office: $27.6 Million
1983 - Never Say Never Again
Director: Irvin Kershner
Starring: Sean Connery, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max von Sydow, Barbara Carrera, Kim Basinger, Bernie Casey, Alec McCowen and Edward Fox
Budget: $36 Million
Box Office: $160 Million ($55 Million Domestic)
1988 - Alien Nation
Director: Graham Baker
Starring: James Caan, Mandy Patinkin and Terence Stamp
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $32.2 Million
1988 - Clara's Heart
Director: Robert Mulligan
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Ontkean, Kathleen Quinlan, Spalding Gray and Neil Patrick Harris
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $5.1 Million
1988 - Memories of Me
Director: Henry Winkler
Starring: Billy Crystal, Alan King and JoBeth Williams
Budget: $12 Million
Box Office: $3.9 Million
1988 - Punchline
Director: David Seltzer
Starring: Sally Field, Tom Hanks, Mark Rydell and John Goodman with Damon Wayans and Candace Cameron Bure
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $21 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1981 - Mr. Merlin Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 22
1988 - War of the Worlds Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 44
1989 - Final Episode of American Bandstand
Seasons: 37
Episodes: 3000
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Get Lucky
Loverboy (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #7
* Featuring “Working for the Weekend”
1982 - ...Famous Last Words
Supertramps (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #5
* Hit #1 in Canada
1985 - Midnite Dynamite
Kix (3rd Album)
1986 - Reign in Blood
Slayer (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #94
1987 - Pleasures of the Flesh
Exodus (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #82
1987 - United
Commodores (12th Album)
Billboard Charts: #101
1989 - Can't Fight Fate
Taylor Dayne (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #25
1989 - UAIOE
KMFDM (4th Album)
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1984 - Major League Umpires Came Back For Game 5 of NLCS After Going on Strike Before Game 1
1984 - The San Diego Padres Beat the Chicago Cubs to Advance to the World Series For the First Time in Franchise History
Series: 3 - 2
* The Cubs Won the First 2 Games Before Dropping 3 in a Row to the Padres
1984 - Chicago Bears Running Back, Walter Payton Passed Jim Brown to Become the All-Time Leading Rusher in the NFL
1985 - Lynette Woodward Became the First Female Harlem Globetrotter
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Other Notable Dates
(On October 7th)
1868 - Cornell University Opened Its Doors With 412 Students
* Most Students at Any US College at the Time
Founded by Ezra Cornell
1916 - Georgia Tech Beat Cumberland University 222 - 0 in the Most Lopsided College Football Game in History
1933 - Air France Was Inaugurated
* 5 French Airlines Joined Together to Form Air France
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1989 - The Final Episode of American Bandstand Aired
Seasons: 37
Episodes: 3,000
Host: Dick Clark
Fun Fact!
In a 1984 Episode Madonna Told Dick Clark That She Wanted to "Rule the World"
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1989 - “Miss You Much” by Janet Jackson Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from October 7 - November 3
Also Hit #1 in Canada and Japan
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The San Diego Padres Advanced to Their First World Series
Headlines
(October 7th)
1984 - The San Diego Padres Beat the Chicago Cubs to Advance to the World Series For the First Time in Franchise History
Series: 3 - 2
The Cubs Won the First 2 Games Before Dropping 3 in a Row to the Padres
* Lost to the Detroit Tigers 4 Games to 1 in the World Series
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#1 Songs in America
(October 7th)
1980 - "Another One Bites the Dust"
Queen
10/4 - 10/24
1981 - "Endless Love"
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
8/15 - 10/16
1982 - "Jack & Diane
John Cougar Mellencamp
10/2 - 10/29
1983 - "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Bonnie Tyler
10/1 - 10/28
1984 - "Let's Go Crazy"
Prince and the Revolution
9/29 - 10/12
1985 - "Money for Nothing"
Dire Straits
9/21 - 10/11
1986 - "Stuck With You"
Huey Lewis and the News
9/20 - 10/10
1987 - "Didn't We Almost Have it All"
Whitney Houston
9/26 - 10/9
1988 - "Don't Worry Be Happy"
Bobby McFerrin
9/24 - 10/7
1989 - "Miss You Much"
Janet Jackson
10/7 - 11/3
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On October 7, 1988 A Hunter Discovered 3 Gray Whales Trapped Under the Ice Near Alaska
* Started the “Save the Whale” Campaign
1985 - Lynette Woodward Became the First Female Harlem Globetrotter
* 4x All-American at the University of Kansas
Save the Whales
October 7th in 80s History